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Transdev Canada purchasing 27 new electric Lion school buses
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2020
Transdev Canada is investing close to CAD$4.5 —Marie-Hélène Cloutier, Executive Vice-President Quebec and Maritimes of Transdev Canada.
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Government of Canada investing $275M in $40B Kitimat LNG complex
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2019
The Government of Canada is investing $275 million to support LNG Canada ’s major liquefied natural gas (LNG) complex in Kitimat, British Columbia. LNG Canada received required regulatory approvals in 2015 and is the first Canadian LNG project to reach a final investment decision.
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Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus testing battery-electric MCI D45 CRTe LE coach in Canada
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2020
Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is the first to test MCI’s first all-electric coach—the MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE, designed for long-range express routes—in Canada. Bus Canada Electric (Battery
Canada and California to work together on cleaner transportation
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2019
Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. The transportation sector is the source of nearly a quarter of Canada’s carbon emissions and more than 40% of California’s. Canada is currently completing a mid-term review of its light duty vehicle regulations. Canada Electric (Battery) Emissions Regulations
Mexico and Canada are the biggest recipients of US petroleum exports
Green Car Congress
JUNE 30, 2020
Canada received 1.0 Total US petroleum exports have been increasing over the last 10 years, reaching an all-time high of 8.5 million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2019. The United States exported 1.2
Canada investing $2M in $5.1M project to develop energy-efficient comminution technology for mining: conjugate-anvil-hammer mill (CAHM)
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The net result would be new mine projects, jobs and capacity development in Canada’s north. This project is funded through Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Growth Program, which invests in clean technology research and development projects in Canada’s energy, mining and forest sectors.
Electric car rebates end in Ontario, Canada
Green Car Reports
JULY 12, 2018
Following the election of Conservative Doug Ford as premier July 7, Ontario, Canada, has canceled the province's generous tax incentives for electric cars, according to an announcement on Wednesday on the Ministry of Transportation's website. Canada tax credit
Electric Ford F-150 already exists, as second-life conversion kit in Canada
Green Car Reports
JULY 30, 2019
Canada fleet Green LifeThe all-electric Ford F-150 teased for the first time last week is something to get excited about—especially as an electric version of the top-selling vehicle in America.
Canada ZEV sales up 30% in 1H 2019 after launch of federal incentive program
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 2, 2019
Sales of all zero-emission vehicles in Canada for the first six months of 2019 are up 30% compared with last year. To support the transition to a low-carbon transportation system, the Government of Canada has set sales targets for new zero-emission vehicles in Canada. Sales targets for new zero-emission vehicles in Canada: 10% of new light-duty vehicle sales by to zero-emission vehicles by 2025, 30% by 2030, and 100% by 2040. Canada Electric (Battery) Policy Sales
Canada launches new $4.5M challenge to accelerate battery innovation; $1M grand prize
Green Car Congress
JULY 18, 2019
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Amarjeet Sohi, announced a new $4.5-million Impact Canada challenge aimed at accelerating made-in-Canada battery innovation to better position the country in the highly competitive global market. where ministers from federal, provincial and territorial governments were meeting under the theme Competitiveness and Innovation in Canada’s Energy and Mining Sectors. Batteries Canada
Tesla dominated electric-car sales in Canada in June
Green Car Reports
JULY 9, 2018
Electric cars accounted for nearly 3 percent of all passenger vehicles sold in Canada in June, thanks to a surge of Tesla Model 3 deliveries. Canada Car SalesWith the California-based automaker famously coy about country-by-country deliveries, June delivery data won’t be finalized until later this month. Several other automakers also decline to break out.
NR Canada seeking commercialization partner for methane oxidation catalyst
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2020
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is seeking expressions of interest from firms which wish to enter into a commercial licensing arrangement to bring to market its methane oxidation catalyst. NRCan has filed international patent applications in Canada, US, Germany, India and Sweden, for a robust methane oxidation catalyst that reduces unburned methane contained in exhaust streams (methane slip) from lean burn natural gas vehicles/engines. Canada Emissions Engines Natural Gas
Volkswagen Group Canada forms Electrify Canada to install network of ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2018
Volkswagen Group Canada has formed Electrify Canada, a new company that will build an ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) direct current (DC) charging network across Canada. The initial Electrify Canada plan includes the installation of 32 EV charging sites near major highways and in major metro areas in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. —Daniel Weissland, president and CEO, Volkswagen Group Canada, Inc. Canada Electric (Battery) Infrastructure
Tesla Model 3 becomes eligible for Canada's EV tax credit with 93-mile version
Green Car Reports
MAY 2, 2019
Tesla announced a new entry-level version of the Tesla Model 3 for Canada on Wednesday. The new version is designed to limbo under the $45,000 (Canadian) price cap on Canada's new $5,000 (Canadian) electric-vehicle tax credit, which was itself designed to exclude wealthy Tesla buyers from receiving government rebates for buying their new cars. Canada EV tax credit
Government of Canada to develop a national Zero-Emissions Vehicle strategy by 2018
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2017
The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018. Transportation accounts for about 24% of Canada’s emissions, mostly from cars and trucks. Canada Electric (Battery) Fuel Cells Plug-ins Policy
Electrify Canada maps out more than 20 places to charge at 350 kw
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Meanwhile, its equivalent organization to the north, Electrify Canada, is a voluntary effort is just getting started—with some very fast 350-kw chargers. Electrify Canada announced Wednesday that it would be installing more.
VW electric charger network spreads to Canada
Green Car Reports
JULY 20, 2018
Volkswagen announced Thursday that it will set up a similar network in Canada—called Electrify Canada, logically enough. Electrify Canada plans to set up 32 DC fast-charging stations in major Canadian cities and along highways across the country. Mirroring its Electrify America network of public fast chargers for electric cars in the U.S., Charging Networks Electrify America
Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, May 2018: Rewriting records
Green Car Reports
JUNE 5, 2018
Last month, the Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid set a new single-month sales record for plug-in electric vehicles in Canada and sold 589 units. sales CanadaOne month later, that sales pace—plus one car—is only good enough for fourth place. Nissan shattered Mitsubishi’s record in May with 906 sales of its Leaf electric car, astounding by.
Shoppers in Canada may wait nearly a year to buy new Chevy Bolt EV
Green Car Reports
MAY 15, 2018
The new Chevy Bolt EV was a long time coming, but interested buyers in some parts of Canada may have to wait longer. A GM spokeswoman in Canada confirmed the delay. BEV CanadaKent Wallace reported to us last week that Toronto-area dealerships were quoting shoppers an 8- to 12-month wait for the 238-mile electric car. DON'T MISS: Driving a Chevy Bolt EV.
Government of Canada to buy Trans Mountain Pipeline System and Expansion Project for C$4.5B, resume planing and construction
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2018
The Government of Canada will purchase Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the expansion project (TMEP) for C$4.5 billion); Kinder Morgan has agreed to work with the Government of Canada to seek a third-party buyer for the Trans Mountain Pipeline system and TMEP.
New Government, New Hope For More Electric Cars In Canada?
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Politics Canada energy policy incentives plug-in carsCanadian electric vehicle advocates can look at the election of Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party with cautious optimism, and not just for the party's promise to install charging stations at government buildings. Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Trudeau's chief policy advisor, played a role in the Province of Ontario's decision to shutter its coal.
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, October 2016: Volt's seven-peat
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Though Chevy Volt sales in Canada fell from stratospheric to mere tropospheric levels in October, the vehicle remains Canada's monthly sales leader for the seventh consecutive month. sales Plug-In Hybrids Canada New car sales plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV The Chicago Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years; the Chevy Volt won the Canadian electric-car sales trophy for the seventh time in seven months.
US, Canada, Japan, Netherlands, and EC launch new hydrogen initiative
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2019
At the 10th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM10) meeting, a new international hydrogen partnership was announced under the leadership of the United States, Canada, Japan, the Netherlands and the European Commission with participation of several other CEM member countries.
Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, May 2016: Canada crosses 20,000 cars with plugs
Green Car Reports
JUNE 14, 2016
The Chevy Volt's May sales numbers put it in the driver's seat in Canada for the fourth time in five months The country welcomed its 10,000th plug-in electric vehicle around October 2014, about 40 months after the first Nissan Leafs arrived. sales Canada New car sales plug-in cars
Quebec passes Canada's first zero-emission vehicle rule, to start in 2018
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Quebec's Assemblée Nationale passed the regulation on October 26 by a unanimous vote of 112 to 0, and to universal praise from Canada's electric vehicle community. Canada California plug-in cars Zero Emission Vehicle regulation state laws QuebecQuebec has become the first Canadian province to adopt a requirement for sales of a certain number of zero-emission vehicles, similar to the one in effect in California.
Government of Canada announces national plan for carbon pricing
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The Government of Canada has proposed a pan-Canadian approach to pricing carbon emissions; under the new plan, all Canadian jurisdictions will have carbon pricing in place by 2018. To accomplish this, Canada will set a benchmark for pricing carbon emissions—set at a level that will help Canada meet its greenhouse gas emission targets. The Government of Canada will provide a pricing system for provinces and territories that do not adopt one of the two systems by 2018.
Post-Peak: plug-in electric-car sales in Canada for July
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 6, 2018
Sales data for plug-in cars in Canada in June and July show the effect of large purchase incentives. In its first full month of availability in Canada in June, the Tesla Model 3 racked up 2,329 sales, shattering the country’s monthly record for electric-car sales and making it the 16th bestselling car in the country overall. Canada
Plug-in electric car cales in Canada, Nov 2016: Bolts from the blue?
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 6, 2016
Canada's first three Chevrolet Bolt EVs were registered in October, no doubt for media test-drives and dealership training ahead of the 238-mile electric car's Canadian launch. sales Canada New car sales plug-in carsThat event is expected to take place early next year, but with photos of truckloads of Bolt EVs headed for U.S. dealers, their counterparts north of the border will clearly.
Driving a Chevy Bolt EV electric car across Canada, all the way
Green Car Reports
JULY 7, 2017
To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, Barb Hetherington and Buddy Boyd embarked on their maiden voyage to prove electric car travel is feasible in a very large country with some very sparsely populated areas. Canada road trips plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV With a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV as their chariot, and their dog Piper for company, the couple left Victoria, British Columbia. They don't plan.
SFU researchers find promise for plug-in vehicles in Canada, but need for increased supply and policy support
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2015
New work by a team at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has found that more than one-third of Canadian buyers want a plug-in vehicle (PEV), with the majority of those (89—93%) wanting a plug-in hybrid rather than a pure electric vehicle.
Renault Twizy 40 arrives in Canada
Green Car Congress
MARCH 18, 2016
Twizy, Renault’s all-electric quadricyle, has been certified by Transport Canada, and is now set for release on the Canadian market. Renault’s local partner, AZRA Canada, will be selling Twizy 40 from summer 2016.
Canada targets cutting GHGs 30% below 2005 levels by 2030; new regulations for oil and gas, power, petrochemicals
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2015
Canada Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that Canada plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. Regulations for natural gas-fired electricity, which would build on Canada’s existing coal-fired electricity regulations.
U of Waterloo Autonomoose autonomous vehicle on the road in Canada
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 23, 2016
Researchers from the University of Waterloo Center for Automotive Research (WatCAR) in Canada are modifying a Lincoln MKZ Hybrid to autonomous drive-by-wire operation. Ontario is the first province in Canada to create a pilot program to test automated vehicles on its roads.
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, March 2018: Prius Prime rivals Volt
Green Car Reports
APRIL 5, 2018
The Chevy Volt won its umpteenth monthly plug-in sales title in Canada last month, but soaring sales of other models were the big story in the Canuck electric vehicle market—which may have reached 1.75 The Volt tallied 555 March sales, Canada’s second-best single-month total for any model, second only to. sales Canada New car sales plug-in cars
Canada's first Nissan Leaf electric car drive remains committed after five years
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Canada costs plug-in cars Cost Of OwnershipOver five years after they first went on sale, Nissan electric cars have racked up an impressive amount of mileage: more than 2.5 billion kilometers (1.6 billion miles). The Nissan Leaf has proven that electric cars can handle the rigors of daily driving just as well as internal-combustion models. At the same time, Leafs have inspired the.
Havelaar Canada unveils battery-electric pickup truck
Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2017
Havelaar Canada launched the Bison battery-electric pickup truck at the EMC show in Markham, Ontario today. The first all-electric pickup truck designed and tested in Canada, Havelaar’s Bison is built for tough Canadian weather conditions and challenging terrain.
Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, September 2016: new record?
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 6, 2016
sales Canada New car sales plug-in carsThe past week has brought a "hat trick" of good news for Canadian plug-in electric vehicle owners. The Toronto Blue Jays made the major-league baseball playoffs, the Canadian government announced a national carbon price to come by 2018, and a spectacular September almost certainly shattered monthly electric-car sales records. DON'T MISS: U.S.
Government of Canada to invest up to $30M to support development of first low-noise and low-emissions tanker
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 31, 2019
The Government of Canada recognizes that marine species, including the Southern Resident killer whale, are impacted by underwater vessel noise. The $1.5-billion Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways.
Fusion Hybrid needs to burn more gas to keep engine healthy: Ford Canada
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
The answer, at least according to Ford Canada, is when the hybrid in question is driven in a cold climate, but only for short distances. Maintenance CanadaHere's a riddle to consider. When is it a good thing for a hybrid car to burn more gasoline? CHECK OUT: 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid: Quick Winter Gas Mileage Test (Mar 2013) After a customer complained of problems.
Plug-In Electric Cars & Politics In Canada: Taking The Pulse
Green Car Reports
JULY 13, 2015
Factoring in likely June sales volume from Tesla and others, it's likely that about 2,500 plug-in electric vehicles were sold in Canada in the first half of 2015. Politics Canada plug-in carsThis implies sales are running about level with the roughly 5,000 plug-ins sold in the country last year. With incentives in British Columbia having returned, the Canadian electric.
Canada fines VW, Mercedes EQC production, FCA and Foxconn: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 24, 2020
And the VW scandal is still costing the automaker—this time in Canada. Mercedes-Benz says full speed ahead on its EQC electric SUV. FCA is in talks with that company that made your iPhone. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, May 2015: Tesla Supreme For Six Months?
Green Car Reports
JUNE 4, 2015
Fully 167 Tesla Model S electric luxury sedans were registered in Canada that month, outpacing the 127 Leafs Nissan delivered. sales Canada New car sales plug-in carsLast month, we assumed that Nissan would edge Tesla during April in Canadian plug-in electric vehicle sales. Wow, were we wrong! Not wanting to underestimate Tesla for two months running, we'll cautiously assume the.
Plug-in Electric Car Sales in Canada, October 2015: The Wallet Ballot
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
The new model helped Chevrolet sell 203 Volts in Canada in October, well above the 126 sold in September and good enough for its third sales crown in four months. sales Canada New car sales plug-in carsDuring the same month in which a second-generation Trudeau won the Canadian election, the second-generation Chevy Volt took the plug-in electric vehicle sales crown.
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